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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021528 · 2/18/2016 · SUNFIELD, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
SUNFIELD, INC
Location
116 Enterprise Drive, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
NAICS
336370
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After stopping a press line, an employee walked between the press brake light curtain. The press then cycled and the dye post came down, hitting the employee's right arm. His right forearm and hand were amputated, and he was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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